KTDA to import 1.9 million bags of fertiliser for smallholder tea farmers

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KTDA headquarters in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

The Kenya Tea Development Agency Management Services is set to import 1.9 million bags of KTDA fertiliser for over 750,000 Smallholder tea farmers.

In a notice that appeared in the local dailies, the first consignment is expected in the country from August/September for distribution to farmers ahead of the October short rains.

The Agency said it is set to import 99,000 metric tonnes (1,980,000 bags (50 kg)) of NPK 26:5:5 for the 2026/2027 season, a decrease from 99,875 metric tonnes procured last year.